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Introducing the Porterbrook Institute

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The Porterbrook Institute provides training for church leadership with a strong missional edge. It's the sister of the acclaimed Porterbrook Learning programme and forms a natural next step for those who have completed Porterbrook Learning. The programme Director is GCM co-founder, Tim...

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Tags: porterbrook institute, porterbrook, training, leadership training, theology, theological training, church planting, church planting training, missional leadership, missional training

How the GCM vision differs from things that look similar

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This clip explains how our vision in Total Church and The Crowded House is different from some approaches that look similar. While not wanting to exaggerate the differences, I try to explain how our vision contrasts with that of reconstructionists who try to reproduce exactly what was...

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Tags: gcm collective, gospel, missional church, gospel communities, missional communities, church planting, reconstructionists, reconstructionism

GCM Conference in October 2010

Posted by Tim Chester on

The GCM Collective will be hosting their first GCM Conference in Austin, TX this October, bringing together church planters, pastors, and leaders to collaborate on the practice of missional communities. This three-day conference will feature main and breakout sessions under the theme of...

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Tags: gcm collective, missional church, church planting, conference